Generocity.org: Here’s what Nora Lichtash has learned from 30 years of working in affordable housing

In 1986, 30 women who lived, worshipped or worked in the Kensington area sat together in the dingy basement of Lutheran Settlement House to learn how to start a business. LSH had brought in a consultant to instruct the group on economic development. The women soon realized that their community’s biggest need was affordable housing, and advocacy nonprofit Women’s Community Revitalization Project was born.

The Temple News: Legislation could affect local public housing

Recent legislation passed by Gov. Tom Wolf could have an impact on local public housing.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Beware, Philadelphia: Amazon could drive up housing prices

[Women's Community Revitalization Project executive director] Nora Lichtash, a steering committee member of the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities, said cities need policies to ensure that as the market increases, people are not getting pushed out. “The idea of Amazon is coming … is exciting. … But it can’t be at the expense of residents who have invested so much in their communities.”

Spirit News: Women’s Community Revitalization Project Breaks Ground on Grace Townhouses in Port Richmond

Last week, on a sweltering Friday evening in Port Richmond, the congregation of Firm Hope Baptist Church, the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) and three elected officials processed in song from Firm Hope on Auburn and Tulip streets to an adjacent football field-sized lot. There, they cut the ribbon on a new affordable housing project called Grace Townhouses, which will bring 36 homes to the neighborhood.

Philadelphia Magazine: Vacant Properties in Point Breeze To Become Affordable Housing

The trend of socially conscious development continued this week, as the transferral of two Point Breeze properties to the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) was approved by the Philadelphia Vacant Property Review Committee. The WCRP also announced that they were partnering with Citizens Acting Together Can Help (CATCH) to work on the project to provide affordable housing for families and veterans.
 

Billy Penn: Taking on gentrification with a community land trust in Point Breeze

WCRP is building five new houses that’ll be affordable for the foreseeable future.